Merge branch 'nd/multiple-work-trees'

A replacement for contrib/workdir/git-new-workdir that does not
rely on symbolic links and make sharing of objects and refs safer
by making the borrowee and borrowers aware of each other.

* nd/multiple-work-trees: (41 commits)
  prune --worktrees: fix expire vs worktree existence condition
  t1501: fix test with split index
  t2026: fix broken &&-chain
  t2026 needs procondition SANITY
  git-checkout.txt: a note about multiple checkout support for submodules
  checkout: add --ignore-other-wortrees
  checkout: pass whole struct to parse_branchname_arg instead of individual flags
  git-common-dir: make "modules/" per-working-directory directory
  checkout: do not fail if target is an empty directory
  t2025: add a test to make sure grafts is working from a linked checkout
  checkout: don't require a work tree when checking out into a new one
  git_path(): keep "info/sparse-checkout" per work-tree
  count-objects: report unused files in $GIT_DIR/worktrees/...
  gc: support prune --worktrees
  gc: factor out gc.pruneexpire parsing code
  gc: style change -- no SP before closing parenthesis
  checkout: clean up half-prepared directories in --to mode
  checkout: reject if the branch is already checked out elsewhere
  prune: strategies for linked checkouts
  checkout: support checking out into a new working directory
  ...

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/submodule.c b/submodule.c
index c0e6c81fc4..d491e6a771 100644
--- a/submodule.c
+++ b/submodule.c
@@ -1100,16 +1100,11 @@ void connect_work_tree_and_git_dir(const char *work_tree, const char *git_dir)
 	struct strbuf file_name = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct strbuf rel_path = STRBUF_INIT;
 	const char *real_work_tree = xstrdup(real_path(work_tree));
-	FILE *fp;
 
 	/* Update gitfile */
 	strbuf_addf(&file_name, "%s/.git", work_tree);
-	fp = fopen(file_name.buf, "w");
-	if (!fp)
-		die(_("Could not create git link %s"), file_name.buf);
-	fprintf(fp, "gitdir: %s\n", relative_path(git_dir, real_work_tree,
-						  &rel_path));
-	fclose(fp);
+	write_file(file_name.buf, 1, "gitdir: %s\n",
+		   relative_path(git_dir, real_work_tree, &rel_path));
 
 	/* Update core.worktree setting */
 	strbuf_reset(&file_name);